Tangled

//ˈtæŋ.ɡəld//

Synonyms for "tangled" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

convoluted entangled matted snarled balled up byzantine complex complicated confounded confused

Adjective(1 words)

byzantine

Strong matches (16)

Adjective(1 words)

convoluted

crabbed daedal devious elaborate embrangled foul fouled fouled up hairy hard implicated intermeshed intricate involuted involved

Related words (26)

Adjective(4 words)

involved knotty labyrinthine tortuous

kinky knotted labyrinthian labyrinthine loused up many-faceted mazy meandering messed up mixed up mucked up multifarious perplexed ramified rootbound roundabout screwed up subtle tangly thorny

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thrown and twisted twisted

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Antonyms

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untangled

Synonyms

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convoluted

derived

4 entries

tangled nest spider tangled web what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

form of

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tangle

is a

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film

related to

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tangle

similar

21 entries

afoul complex enmeshed entangled foul fouled intermeshed knotty matted rootbound snarled

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Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The baby tangled the ball of yarn.

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It confuses me how combs can become so tangled up in my hair.

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Her hair is tangled.

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A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.

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